Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn't it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?

The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart.

U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali.

When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

Music can change the world because it can change people.

If I don't understand it, it must be art.